Cold War Flashcards
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Defended against communism, Eastern Europe, Warsaw Pact.
Iron Curtain
Imaginary line that divided Eastern and Western Europe.
Sputnik
A soviet satellite that scared the US because it meant they had a missile strong enough to reach the US.
Baby Boom
An increase in the birthrate from 1941-1961 that made suburbs flourish and people move out of cities.
Arms Race
Race to build more powerful weapons.
Truman Doctrine
A policy that promised aid to people and/or countries struggling to resist democratic freedom. It helped contain communism.
38th Paralell
The North/South Korea boundary. North was communist. South was controlled by a US supported leader.
Containment
Stopping the spread of communism.
Interstate Highway Act
$32 billion act to build 41,000 miles of highways that got people and troops places faster.
McCarthyism
When innocent people were accused of being communist. It ruined peoples’ careers and lives.
Suburbs
Residential areas surrounding cities that increased the house amount and made cities earn less tax money.
CIA
US spy agency created after World War Two
Warsaw Pact
The alliance of communist Eastern European countries that were against NATO.
Berlin Airlift
Flew fuel, food, and equipment into Berlin to US troops. This made Stalin call of the blockade in 1949.
Cold War
Tension between the NATO and Warsaw Pact countries. There was no actual fighting between the US and the Soviets, but fighting in Korea.
